ATG Introduces PCfix 2000 - the First Y2K Fix to Guarantee Hardware Compliance for All IBM-Compatible PCs.

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 1998--

-- PCfix 2000(tm) only Y2K solution to fix both BIOS and CMOS

(real time clock) chips and guarantee hardware compliance for

life of PC

-- PCfix 2000 passes rigorous testing at Georgia Institute of

Technology

The About Time Group, Inc. (ATG) introduced PCfix 2000(tm) today, the first Y2K solution that is guaranteed to make all IBM-compatible desktops and laptops hardware compliant. Other Y2K PC solutions currently available only fix the roll over problem. PCfix 2000 corrects the date/time in the CMOS (real time clock), BIOS chip  and operating system, ensuring 100% hardware compliance and date adjustments for the Year 2000 and beyond.

PCfix 2000 is currently available to end-users at www.pcfix2000.com. for $94.95. The product will be available at retail stores in first quarter 1999.

Non-compliant desktop systems are a concern for both small and large companies and work-at-home users. Since upgrading or replacing desktop systems is costly and disruptive to normal business operations, ATG has developed a quick, cost-effective universal Y2K solution. After research on thousands of PCs, ATG developed a utility that repairs the PC Y2K hardware problem for 100% of PCs and works on all common operating systems.

"While it's generally accepted that a silver bullet doesn't exist for the Y2K problem, PCfix 2000 does tackle an important issue: making all tested IBM-compatible PCs on the market hardware compliant," said Harris Johnson, manager of information technology outreach at Georgia Institute of Technology. "As a matter of fact, our testing showed that PCfix 2000 is one of the few utilities that can even fix the Award BIOS ver. 4.50G."

"When we looked at the market, we saw that existing solutions were only attacking the roll over problem," said Gregg Morrison, chief technology officer at ATG. "By capturing and correcting the date and then passing it to the operating system, CMOS and the BIOS, PCfix 2000 ensures Y2K compliance across the board, in every situation."

While other PC-based Y2K fixes are memory resident (TSR) software, PCfix 2000 is the only utility on the market that doesn't take up valuable memory space after boot up. "Not only does TSR software eat up memory, but our research found that TSRs are also capable of causing system crashes and simply will not work on Windows NT," said Morrison.

When companies invest in a PC Y2K fix, they need a utility that remediates all makes and models and every BIOS chip that has ever been developed, Morrison added. Unlike other solutions on the market, PCfix 2000 brings the Award BIOS chip into compliance, representing a substantial number of all PCs.

About PCfix 2000 -0-

-- Guaranteed to correct Y2K problems on any IBM compatible PC.
   A fix for all PCs from 286 models to the latest Pentium II models
   with MMX technology.

-- Works with all popular operating systems.  Includes DOS, OS/2,
   Windows 3.1/95/98 and Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0.

-- Works with every BIOS/CMOS combination, including all AWARD
   4.50 BIOS chips.  PCfix 2000 is the only utility to fix Award BIOS'
   installed in a substantial percentage of all PCs on the market.

-- Corrects hardware compliance for the life of the PC.
   Cost-effective and total solution that avoids upgrading or
   replacing hardware.

-- Not a memory resident (TSR) program or device driver.  Won't
   take up valuable memory space or conflict with existing drivers or
   software.

-- Fixes hardware problem in less than five seconds per PC.  On
   large enterprise environments, utility may be distributed from a
   central server to all client PCs quickly and without human
   intervention.

-- Unique installation features prevent accidental removal by
   users.

How PCfix 2000 compares

                     PCfix 2000  CHECK 2000  FIX 2000  McAfee Toolbox
                                               Pro          2000

Frees up valuable
 memory space           YES          No         No          No


Windows NT 3.51 and
 NT 4.0 Support         YES          No         No          No
                                  (4.0 Only)

OS/2 and DOS Support    YES          No         No          No

Windows 3.xx/95/98      YES          Yes        Yes         No
                                                       (95/98 Only)

Works on 100% of PCs    YES          No        No          No
                                    (90%)

-- All comparisons based on competitive products available as of
   October 7, 1998

Based in Atlanta, The About Time Group (ATG) develops and provides PC-based utilities and advanced Internet services for both the large enterprise and SOHO markets. PCfix 2000, a guaranteed universal fix for the Y2K PC desktop and laptop hardware problem, will be available off the shelf at major retail outlets first quarter 1999 at the suggested retail price of $94.95.

The current ATG product family also includes: Universal Network Loader(tm) software that makes distribution and implementation a simple, one-step process for all PCs in a client/server environment; and EZcheck 2000(tm), the world's most comprehensive Y2K hardware compliance test. The About Time Group is located at 4151 Ashford-Dunwoody Road, Suite 515, Atlanta, Georgia 30319, phone [phone], toll free 1-888-558-2660, fax [phone].

PCfix 2000, Universal Network Loader and EZcheck 2000 are trademarks of The About Time Group. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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